Iran not backing down in Middle East, US intel report says The Trump administration's maximum pressure campaign did not stop Tehran's ambitions in the region, ODNI report suggests. Al-Monitor Staff | Iran | Apr 14, 2021 A man walks past a mural painted on the outer walls of the former US Embassy in the Iranian capital, Tehran, on Sept. 29, 2020.
Iranian intelligence arrests alleged Israeli spy A man was executed last year for allegedly spying on Iranian forces for Israel and the United States. Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | Apr 5, 2021
Israeli ship sailing again following explosion MV Helios Ray was off the coast of Oman on Wednesday. Israel blamed last week's explosion aboard the ship on Iran, which Iran denied. Al-Monitor Staff | Israel | Mar 3, 2021
Biden's CIA nominee stresses China over Iran during Senate hearing Ambassador William Burns said that China is the biggest challenge for the United States, but that Iran and Russia cannot be overlooked. Adam Lucente | Regional | Feb 24, 2021
Iraq's 'Falcon Cell' leader removed amid accusations of suspicious links The replacing of a top intelligence official whose unit had been responsible for many key arrests signals further efforts to centralize control of Iraq's intelligence services. Shelly Kittleson | Iraq | Feb 19, 2021
Intel: Biden’s pick for top intelligence official vows to report to Congress on Jamal Khashoggi murder Avril Haines says the Biden administration will release to lawmakers an unclassified intelligence assessment on who was behind the murder of the Saudi dissident journalist. Jared Szuba | Saudi Arabia | Jan 19, 2021
Biden taps veteran diplomat William Burns for CIA director Burns, a former ambassador to Jordan and Russia, would bring with him decades of experience in the foreign service. Elizabeth Hagedorn | U.S. | Jan 11, 2021
Lebanese activist sentenced to prison for collaborating with Israel Kinda El-Khatib, a critic of Hezbollah on social media, was sentenced to three years in prison by a military court. Al-Monitor Staff | Lebanon | Dec 16, 2020
Iran makes arrests in nuclear scientist's killing, official says Iranian parliamentary adviser Hossein Amir Abdollahian said some of the "perpetrators" had been identified and arrested. Al-Monitor Staff | Israel | Dec 9, 2020
'They always accuse us': Netanyahu responds to killing of Iranian nuclear scientist Israeli Prime Minister also doesn't deny reports that he met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Al-Monitor Staff | Israel | Dec 3, 2020
Iran identifies perpetrators as it probes scientist’s killing The Iranian government said it has identified those linked to the assassination of one of its top nuclear scientists and will retaliate after the investigation is concluded. Al-Monitor Staff | Iran | Dec 2, 2020
US sanctions Syria’s central bank chief, intel head The Trump administration sanctioned more than a dozen Syrian officials and entities in its latest push to choke off the regime's financial network. Al-Monitor Staff | Syria | Sep 30, 2020
Kadhimi follows through on promises to reform Iraq's security sector Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi's recent appointments and reforms are likely to face resistance from some political blocs and armed groups who feel they are losing power. Omar Sattar | Iraq | Sep 23, 2020
Intelligence sharing remains key to fight against IS The Islamic State is continuing to carry out guerrilla attacks; developing and maintaining a comprehensive intelligence picture of the group is seen as an important weapon to keep its militants at bay. Daniel Hoffman | Iraq | Apr 9, 2020
Israel’s top court weighs coronavirus surveillance technology Israel's High Court has held an emergency hearing on the government's use of cyber technologies to track carriers and suspected carriers of the novel coronavirus. Al-Monitor Staff | Israel | Mar 19, 2020
Gantz informs Biden administration of updated Israeli plans to strike Iran Al-Monitor Staff | Israel | Mar 5, 2021
Online ‘auctions’ of Yazidi captives speak of ongoing Islamic State activity in Turkey Fehim Tastekin | Iraq | Mar 5, 2021
Egypt moves ahead with purchase of Russian arms despite US warnings A correspondent in Egypt | Egypt | Mar 3, 2021
Biden administration's textbook approach to Iran may be paying off Week in Review | U.S. | Mar 5, 2021
Sudan hoping for shift in Ethiopian position on Nile Dam talks, says Nureldin Satti, Sudan’s Ambassador to US
Is Turkey's authoritarian president losing his grip? Wishful thinking, says Ankara-based journalist Raziye Akkoc
A man walks past a mural painted on the outer walls of the former US Embassy in the Iranian capital, Tehran, on Sept. 29, 2020.
